Motoring Press Loves the GranTurismo Convertible
Accolades from Experts
Design:
"The Maserati GranTurismo Convertible radiates a physical presence that some cars surpassing its $140,000 price tag cannot match…It is big, imposing and assured. More than anything it is beautiful…in our estimation the best looking Maserati since the company returned to North America"
- Autoweek, 03/08/2010
"…The design would be at home at the Getty Center. The centerpiece tri-layer fabric top takes 20 seconds to open or shut -- add another eight seconds for the windows -- and it boasts six optional colors for further customization, a nod to Maserati's coachbuilding roots"
- Motor Trend, 05/2010
Performance:
"Underway the GranTurismo Convertible drives smaller than it is and its anything but intimidating. The throttle, brake and shift paddles have an easy, natural feel and the steering is excellent: impressively accurate and perfectly weighted for a car of this type. This four seater is lithe and the ride supple, but its willing to change direction aggressively in spite of its 116-inch wheelbase"
- Autoweek, 03/08/2010
"...this convertible is no poseur. Press the button labeled "Sport" on the dash; it stiffens the continuously adjustable Skyhook suspension, quickens the shifts, and opens the exhaust valves, filling the air over the next square mile with the GranTurismo's baritone presence….Tug on the left column-mounted shift paddle and the transmission responds with an immediate blip and downshift. The front bites eagerly on turn-in, while the steering wheel offers delightful tactile feedback."
- Motor Trend, 05/2010
"The GranTurismo convertible reminded us why we like the coupe so much. Both cars are lively and fluid—big, comfy GTs that mask their size with direct controls and tons of power."
- Car and Driver 05/2010
Craftsmanship:
"The leather wrapped dash evokes the bespoke finish of even more expensive cars. Maserati says that with 14 paint colors, six choices in top fabric and a plethora of interior and exterior trim choices the GT C offers about 2000 finish permutation."
- Autoweek, 03/08/2010
"No matter the speed, the interior is a delight. The leather seats and roof fabric are soft to the touch, and each offers a seemingly endless array of color options. Maserati offers its own bespoke set of trolley cases and beauty bags with straps to cinch them down onto the rear seats. Special too is the standard, mp3-ready Bose audio system. It uses a mixture of 12 speakers to battle the noise from outside, including one in the dash, and two tweeters and subwoofers in the doors."
- Motor Trend, 05/2010
Space:
"We say this convertible offers real, comfortable space for four people nearly six feet tall."
- Autoweek, 03/08/2010
"The GT convertible has the longest wheelbase in a class that ranges from the Mercedes-Benz SL and BMW 6-series to the Bentley Continental GTC. Maserati engineers didn’t even have to change the rear-seatback angle to accommodate 62.5-percentile humans—a rarity in a segment whose cars force their unfortunate rear-seat passengers into the straitjacketed position popularized by Dr. Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs."
- Car and Driver 05/2010
And the final say...
"...there may be no sexier car than the GranTurismo Convertible for a double date"
- Autoweek, 03/08/2010
"…hearing this open Italian exhaust caroming off the tunnel that runs under the Vatican is the closest this writer has come to a religious experience. "
- Car and Driver, 05/2010
"If a more heart-pumpingly, drop-dead beautiful car than this appears in 2010, we’ll eat our hand-made Italian loafers in carpaccio thin slices. This is a car that takes you on a journey, plugs you into some imagined past when nothing matters more than living la dolce vita just like they did in the movies. The Maserati GranCabrio conjures its own context. There’s magic in its curves..."
- Top Gear, UK
"...the GranCabrio comfortably outflanks its German rivals in terms of sheer charisma... Roof-down, this might just be the prettiest convertible on sale right now. Roof up, it's almost as good."
- Top Gear, UK
"[The GranTurismo Convertible] is all about sensation, noise and atmosphere. This is a surprisingly busy end of the market, and the Maserati finds itself up against the likes of the Aston Martin Vantage Roadster, BMW M6, Jaguar XKR, Mercedes-Benz SL500, Porsche Carrera, and maybe even the new Audi R8 Spyder. Now that’s what you call context. But I can’t imagine a time or a place on the entire planet when you wouldn’t be anything less than delighted to have the key to this Maserati in your hand. Hell, when there’s no petrol left you could just park it up and look at it"
- Top Gear, UK
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